On July 14th, ritual collective HEILUNG have released “Asja”, the second track of their forthcoming album “Drif”, out on August 19th via Season Of Mist.
HEILUNG comment on the track: “This is a love song. Maria sings to the listener of love, recovery and prosperity, chasing away evil and welcoming love. The piece contains a quotation of some lines of ‘Hávamál’, combined with a selection of blessing words meant to provide help to the listener in a troubled time. Kai brought his vocal part of ‘Asja’ back to us after a month of isolation, fasting and meditation in nature. Only the spirits know the full meaning, but we do know that the context is love, prosperity and protection. We are releasing ‘Drif’ on Midgardsblot the 19th of August with an exclusive listening session and meet & greet in the viking longhouse for a limited amount of people, stay tuned for info about tickets.”
HEILUNG previously revealed announced new updates for their European tour in 2022 and 2023.
The band comments on the tour: “It has been wonderful to feel the ground shake under our feet again on the various festival stages around Europe this summer and experiencing the joy of all of you being able to reunite, sing and dance in large gatherings again. It has been like a colorful sunrise after a long night. We are now ready for our next step on our continent: The Europe Tour. We would like to give thanks to everyone working hard behind the curtains for the past two/three years to make this happen. It has not been easy sorting out as the world has changed. On this tour we are bringing you our newest studio album ‘Drif’. ‘Drif’ means ‘gathering’, just like we will gather again to heal, bond, and create, and be greater together.
We are deeply honoured to reveal that the amazing artists Eivør and Lili Refrain will be joining us on this tour, we look forward spending time with you on the road. This will truly be a once in a lifetime experience. See you all out there. Love HEILUNG.”
A full list of confirmed shows can be found below:
HEILUNG release show
19 Aug 22 Borre (NO) Midgardsblot 2022
HEILUNG US Tour 2022
26 Aug 22 Atlanta, GA (US) Cobb Energy Center
28 Aug 22 Asheville, NC (US) Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
30 Aug 22 Pittsburgh, PA (US) Stage AE
01 Sep 22 Toronto, ON (CA) Meridian Hall
03 Sep 22 Montréal, QC (CA) MTELUS
06 Sep 22 New York, NY (US) Hammerstein Ballroom
08 Sep 22 Worcester, MA (US) The Palladium
10 Sep 22 Detroit, MI (US) Masonic Temple Theatre
13 Sep 22 Chicago, IL (US) Radius
15 Sep 22 St. Paul, MN (US) Myth Live
20 Sep 22 Seattle, OR (US) The Paramount Theatre
22 Sep 22 Portland, OR (US) Keller Auditorium
24 Sep 22 San Francisco, CA (US) The Warfield
27 Sep 22 Los Angeles, CA (US) Greek Theatre
29 Sep 22 Phoenix, AZ (US) Orpheum Theatre
01 Oct 22 Dallas, TX (US) The Factory in Deep Ellum
HEILUNG EU Tour with Eivør & Lili Refrain
26 Oct 22 Copenhagen (DK) Forum Black Box
28 Oct 22 Stockholm (SE) Annexet
30 Oct 22 Helsinki (FI) Black Box
02 Nov 22 Krakow (PL) ICE*
04 Nov 22 Prague (CZ) Forum Karlin*
06 Nov 22 Halle (DE) Handel Halle*
08 Nov 22 Zurich (CH) Halle 662*
11 Nov 22 Brussels (BE) Cirque Royal*
13 Nov 22 Berlin (DE) Tempodrom
16 Nov 22 Bochum (DE) Ruhrcongress
18 Nov 22 Paris (FR) L’Olympia
02 Dec 22 Budapest (HU) Barba Negra
05 Dec 22 Ljubljana (SI) L56
07 Dec 22 Frankfurt (DE) Jahrhundert Halle
09 Dec 22 Milan (IT) Alcatraz
14 Dec 22 Stuttgart (DE) Liederhalle Hegelsaal
16 Dec 22 Vienna (AT) Gasometer
18 Dec 22 Munchen (DE) Zenith
08 Jan 23 Rouen (FR) Le 106*
10 Jan 23 Metz (FR) La Bam*
12 Jan 23 Tilburg (NL) 013 [SOLD OUT]
14 Jan 23 London (UK) O2 Academy Brixton
17 Jan 23 Manchester (UK) Bridgewater Hall
19 Jan 23 Dublin (IE) National Stadium
22 Jan 23 Glasgow (UK) Barrowland
“Drif” track-listing:
- Asja
- Anoana
- Tenet
- Urbani
- Keltentrauer
- Nesso
- Buslas Bann
- Nikkal
- Marduk
You can listen to “Asja” in the following video: